> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.apexsolutions.lol/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.apexsolutions.lol/start-here/readme.md).

# Getting Started

Start here: what Apex is, what it protects, and the shape of a successful integration.

Every protected site asks your request the same thing: *are you a browser?* Apex answers on your behalf, so your HTTP client can keep going after the handshake is done.

## Start here

1. [Overview](/start-here/overview.md): how Apex works and the core idea — your code owns the traffic to the site, Apex produces the payloads.
2. [Quickstart](/start-here/quickstart.md): get an API key and complete your first authenticated solve.
3. [Requirements](/start-here/requirements.md): the ground rules that keep an integration working — browser-grade TLS, header order, sticky proxies.

## Your first integration

Every anti-bot system we support ships with its own guide. Find the one that protects your target in the sidebar and work through it end to end.